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IT services provider SysGroup’s CEO ‘pleased’ with performance despite ongoing Covid-19 impact
The chief executive of IT managed services and cloud hosting provider SysGroup is “pleased with the performance of the business” despite the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Liverpool-headquartered group, which also has a base in Manchester, has reported a revenue of £7.5m for the six months to the end of September 2021, down …
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UK left with ‘branch line economy’ after years of neglect in left-behind parts of country – CBI
The UK “feels like a branch line economy” in many areas after years of neglect in left-behind parts of the country, according to the head of the CBI.Tony Danker argues that the successful delivery of the government’s “levelling up” agenda will be determined by whether it delivers economic growth in every part of the UK. …
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Minister fails to guarantee people will not have to sell homes to pay for care
A minister has failed to guarantee people will not have to sell their homes to pay for social care ahead of a possible Tory rebellion over the issue.Paul Scully, the small business minister, told Sky News Boris Johnson’s 2019 manifesto promise was a “single headline” and it is not possible to tackle the problem of …
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New homes will be legally required to have car charging points
Electric vehicle charging points will be legally required in new build homes from next year, the prime minister is to announce.The government has already announced that it wants to end the sale of traditional petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030 – although critics say there is no clear plan to achieve this. The …
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Sheik Maktoum, new jobs and global expansion: How fintech firm Total Processing is taking on the world
A Manchester fintech company has set its sights on further global expansion having already partnered with the Crown Prince of Dubai and set out plans to triple its headcount in the next two years. Total Processing was established by Cameron Lee, Jean-Michel Soopramanien, Alex Leigh and Matt Hamer and has already attracted big name clients …
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Official Receiver advances £1bn claim against Carillion auditor KPMG
The Official Receiver is advancing a legal claim against the auditors of Carillion, the collapsed construction giant, that could target as much as £1bn in damages.Sky News understands that the liquidators of the former FTSE-100 constituent filed a claim form against KPMG on Friday – a move which gives the claimant four months to submit …
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Bitcoin ban: These are the countries where crypto is restricted or illegal
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Branson to land fresh £400m funding injection for Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic Airways is drawing up plans for a fresh £400m funding injection as prospects fade for an initial public offering (IPO) of Sir Richard Branson’s flagship company.Sky News has learnt that the transatlantic carrier is in talks with its shareholders and other financial stakeholders about raising additional capital to see it through the traditionally …
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North east entrepreneurs work together on efforts to help the less advantaged
They were brought up just six miles apart, both worked at Consett steelworks and both went on to become successful businessmen. But what also unites Sir Bob Murray and David Harrison is that they have combined business with philanthropy with a wish to help those from ordinary backgrounds make the most of their lives. Former …
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Business groups line up to criticise rail plan that does little for North East
Business groups have continued their criticism of the Government’s multibillion-pound rail plan after its own maps showed how little the North East stands to benefit from scheme. The two maps in the Integrated Rail Review that aim to show where rail improvements will be made in the North and the Midlands show that there will …
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£335m of taxpayers’ cash at ‘increased risk’ due to ‘woefully inadequate’ checks on firm Cameron lobbied for
Hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money is at increased risk due to a failure to conduct sufficient checks on the now-collapsed finance firm that David Cameron lobbied for, a committee of MPs has found.In a new report by the House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC), on the lessons to be learned from …
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